Sanitary cooking vessel



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4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Feb. 5, 1930 /R www mmm (lum/MM45 Patented Oct. 27, y1931 izasee AUN STATES ,PATENT i OFFICE A nuno'LrH KANIA,

oF BOWERS HILL'VIRGINIA; AssIerNoR oF FIFTYPER CENT To ANTONY UnAYAsz-,onownns HILL, vrneINrA siilvrrnavV COOKING VESSEL v Application filed February The present invention relates'to improvev'ments in cookers, and has lfor its principal object to;` provide a cooking vessel that includes a ywateri receptacle for disposition on ktop ofthe stove,the top of the water recep- -tacle having a series.of cooking vessel receiving openings formed therein so as to accommodate a plurality ofl cooking vessels whereby -the cooking ofdifferentfoods may be accomplished vat the same time'nin a positive and efficient expeditious manner.

` Another. important obj ect ofthe invention is to provide a cooking vessel .wherein a vapor chamber is positioned above the .top of the water receptacle,a pipe leading'from` the ,vapor 'chamber to the smoke flue kfor conductingr off the vapors rising upwardly through theco'oker. f' w A still further Objectis to` provide a strucf l` 550 ture, ofthe abovej mentioned character whereinthe parts are-so constructed asjtopermit the same to be readily and easily assembled and disassembled, 'additional'imeansbeingprovided for replenishing the water supply i to the receptacle whenever .necessary and this y inanautomatic manner.r K

Astill further objectistoffprovide a sanitary `cooking vesselof the above .mentioned character wherein the vapor chamber inao'cludes a `movable hoodk structure, the latter ybeingprovided at one end withy an auxiliary y hood Vfor disposition-over a fryingpan or the y llike so that the smoke will be caused .tovpas's 'through the vapor chamber, andvlinally out escapenof the odors into rthe'room. o y 'Y Another object is to provide a sanitary into thessmoke flue,- thus preventing the cooking'vefss'el of thee above mentioned character which is simple in construction, yinex- 40 lpenvsive, strong and durable and further well f adapted to thepurposefor which itis ydesigned. Y

Other objectsand advantages of the invention will vbecome apparentffrom the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. f f f In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference charactersindicate correspond ing parts throughout the several views: Y

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the sanitary 5, 1930.' seriai no. 426,128.' f' Y cooking vessel embodying my invention, the vapor chamber being omitted.

, Figure 2'is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through-the water receptacle and the vapor chamber showing thefcooking vessels arrangedv within the waterreceptacle.

Figure Sis a vertical cross sectional View through the structure. c Figure 4 is a detail of the gagey associated with thevwater receptacle c 6U Figure 5 is alongitudinal sectional view through a slightly modied form of hood structure for the vapor chamber, and

v'l`igure6 is a vertical' sectional view taken n approximatelyonithe line 6--6 of Figure 5 lookinginthedirection of the arrows. v Inthevdrawings wherein for the .purpose .f of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, and withfreferenc j more particularly to Figures 1 to 5, inclufsive,-the numeral l designates asubstantially rectangularshaped closed water receptacle that is constructed of sheet metal. yBall bearingv casters 2 are 'arranged `on the bottom vof the receptacle to facilitateready and :easy .rnovement of the water receptacle across the top of a. stove, notshown. Suitable handles ,8 extend from the opposite ends of the receptacle while secured /On one side vof the receptacleis an elongated roller 4 that .con- 'stitutes a towel rack.r v

The top of the receptacle 1 is formed with a series of spaced cooking vessel receiving openings denoted by the numeral 5 and in Figure 2 of the drawings,vthere is clearly illustrated the manner in which the cooking fvessels are disposedthrough the openings 5 'for disposition within the receptacle l. Each of the cooking vessels is denoted `by the numeral 6 gandit willbe observed that an anau 4"nular flange 7 is formed adjacent the upper. end of eachl vessel to-provide a shoulder for engagement with vthe upper face ofthe top of the receptacle 1 so as lto suspendthe cooking vessel within the receptacle 1 with the lower end of the cooking vessel being maintainedin spacedfrelation with vrespect Vto thebottomy of the water receptacle. l

`rA bail Sis associated with the openendy portion ofeach cooking vessel and a 'remov-l 'i able lid 9 is also associated with the upper open end of each cooking vessel in the manner well known in the art. A relief valve structure 10 is associated with each of the lids 9 for the purposes well known in the art.

A partition 11 is arranged vertically and longitudinally within the water receptacle 1 adjacent one side thereor0 and upon referring tozFigure l3 et the drawings it will be observed that this partition .11 is provided adjacent its upper edge with an opening 12. The upper edge or" the partition terminates below the top of the receptacle. The partition llhdivides the receptacle 1 into a relative-y ly large cooking water chamber 13and a much smaller clean waterl chamber 14. j

A trough 50 is mounted "or rocking movement on the pivot 51 in the opening12.' The inner end of the trough extends intot'he oo oking water chamber 13 while the" outer end extends into the chamber 14 and has lattached thereto the cork floatr52. l

A supply pipe 53 extends vertically through the top of the chamber 13, the lower end thereof beingdisposed directly over the inner end portion of the trough 50.y

A water tank 15 is supported-in any vappropriate manner near the cooking vessel. A valved outlet pipe 16 extends from the tank 15.A and a hose 17 allords an operative connection between the discharge pipe y16 and lthe upper end of the supply pipe 53. This construction providesia means whereby the water will be discharged vinto the trough 50'a'nd as soon as the compartment 14 `is filled to the proper height the pivotallyV mounted trough 50 will assume such -a position as to permit the iiow of water intothe 'chamber 13. The pivoted trough will thus act as an automatic float actuated valve, and a predetermined amount of water will be maintained in thechamber 14 at all times.

vAfspigot 18 extends from one 'end of the auxiliary 'compartment or chamber 14 adjace'n'tfthe bottom thereof, a similar spigot 19 extending-from the'opposite end of the main chamber 13 adjacent the bottoml thereof.

A gagev is associated with thev main chamber 13, and this gage includes la vertically disposed-cylinder@ 4that is formed at vertically 'spaced points with the openings 21 and operable 'within Vthis cylinder 20 is the ioat y'22 secured onthe lower end of a rod 23, This rod is slidably disposed through.. an opening `providedtherefor in the cap 24 that is secured on 'the projecting upper end `of `the 'cylinder 20. The rod 23 constitutes the gage element whereby a person can readily ascertain just how much water there is in the container "1. l

When the cooking vessels 6 are disposed throucrhthe openings 5 within the main chamber 13 "of the 'water receptaclel, the water will be heated by the stove on top of which `comprises a rectangular shaped shell 26 that is open at its top and bottom as shown more clearly inFigures 2 and 3. Upstanding track forming langes 2'? are arranged on the top of tie receptacle 1 in a longitudinal manner and the side walls of theshell 26].abut against the outer faces of the respective iianges aslalso'shown very'lclearly in yFigure 3. In'laddition, rollers 28 are carried by the sidewalls of the shell'forY rolling engageinent with the upper face of the water receptacle 1 whereby `to `facilitate, the slidingmovement oi the shell 26y across the top or the water receptacle.

r)The openings 29 formed inthe'top of the shell 26 are relativelylarge and are; disposed in such a manner'as to be positioned over the respective cooking'vessels supported within the receptacle 1' and 'removable lids 30 are provided forthe'openings'29. The handle for each 'lid is.`` shown at 31.*

A vapor conducting pipe 32 extendslfrom one end ofthe shell-26 and has communication with the smoke flue 33. j f

Apipe 54 also extends vertically Vthrough the water receptacle 1 through which'the'" yioul air inthe vapor chamberl 25V may'pass downwardly. y j

rllhe oppositeend of the shell 26 is formed ith a series of openings 35, and secured to the outer 'face of this' end o/the shell for disposition adjacentfthe openingsl is the V.downwardly directed hood 36, the sameV being provided for the purpose of permitting the smoke that rises upwardly from the frying l pan `occupying a position onthe stove adj acent the receptacle 1 `to pass through the openings 35 yinto the chamber 25,'and thenbe discharged through the' pipe 32 into the smoke ilue yIn Figure 5 of the drawings, I have shown a modification of the vapor chamberwherein the salme 'is of sectional construction. Inthe presentjinstancd the sectional vaporc'hamber 37' .consists of three complementary sec-y tions, the same beingV designated by the numerals 38, 39, and 40, respectively. 'These sections gradually vary in size so as to provide ,a telescopio structure and the adjacent Yopen ends of 'the complementary sections-.are ,n y

formed with interfitting 'flanges 41.

The larger section `V38 hasa Avapor pipe 42 extending from the, y.closed 'end thereof,

whereby the vapors can bedisc'harged into lthe :pipe thathas .communication.withjthe smoke flue, not shown, and it will be observed upon referring to Figure 5 that the adjacent ends of the pipe 42 and 43 are adjustably secured together. The opposite end of the larger section 38 is open as is also the inner end of the smaller section 40 and the respective ends of the intermediate section 39 are open for cooperation with the adjacent open ends of the smaller andl larger sections, respectively.

The outer end of the smaller section 40 is formed with the Vopenings 44 provided for the same purpose as the openings 35, and the hood 45 is associated with the opening 44.

A handle 46 issecured on the top of theV outer end portion of the larger section 38. A similar handle 47 is secured on thetop of the outer end portion of the smaller section 40- whereby to permit the sections to be collapsed or extended depending upon the size of the water receptacle with which the vapor chamber 37 is to be associated.

A structure of the above mentioned character will permit a large number of cooking vessels to be accommodated at one time so as to expedite the cooking of the food and in such a manner as to prevent the contents of the cooking vessels from becoming burnt. Furthermore, the Water in the receptacle 1 cannot possibly enter the coo-king vessel, and the provision of the vapor chamber on the top of the water receptacle will carry oil any fumes or smoke so as to prevent the same from escaping out into the room.v The simplicity of my device enables the parts to be readily and easily assembled or disassembled, and access tothe cooking 'vessels may be had without diiculty.

While I have been shown the preferred em'- i bodiment of my invention, it is to4 be understood that minor changes in size, shape and arrangement of parts Y may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the scope of the appended claims. y Y

Having thus described the invention, what I claim vas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a structure of the class described, a Water receptacle, a partition arranged vertically therein dividing the receptacle into independent chambers, said partition being formed with an opening yin the upper portion f thereof, a water trough rockably supported in the opening, the lends of the trough eX- tending into the respective chambers, a water supply pipe having its discharge end disposed above one end of the pivoted trough,

and a float attached to the other end of the c trough as and for the purpose described.

2. In a structure of the class described, a

closed water receptacle `having a plurality of `openings in the top thereof, cooking vessels i'or disposition throughthe openings, a

vvapor chamber arranged above the cooking vessels for carrying oifthe vapors rising up wardly therefrom, the bottom of the cham ber being open and adapted to rest on the top of the water receptacle, a vapor discharge pipe extending fromthe upper portion of said chamber, the top of the chamber being formed with openings arranged in alinement with the respectivey openings in the top of the water receptacle, and removable covers for the openings in the top of the vapor chamber. v f

In testimony whereof I aix mysignature.

RUDOLPH KANIA.; 

